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Mrevlje, Andrej

4 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

Dnevnik - Slovenia | 27/10/2008

The opposition wakes up

Walter Veltroni's Democratic Party, which six months ago lost both elections against Berlusconi's coalition, is slowly waking up, writes the daily Dnevnik: "With its independent performance the Democratic Party wanted to show that it is the leading force of the opposition and that it is capable of governing the country. ... Saturday's demonstration at least on the surface appeared to be a major rally of democratic Italy. ... But it was academics, Italians who are against racism and an authoritarian style of leadership [and] those who wake up in the morning and discover that while they were asleep at night somebody has curtailed their rights who took part. ... Italians love collective protests and are masters at organising them. It looks as though the time has come to turn back in search of solutions. Walter Veltroni is convinced that he is the solution. Yet with the mass rallies on Saturday all he obtained from his voters was the right to be re-examined at the next elections."

Dnevnik - Slovenia | 04/08/2008

Soldiers on Italy's streets

On the online portal of the daily Dnevnik, journalist Andrej Mrevlje comments on the Italian government's decision to station a deterrent force of 3,000 soldiers in several major Italian cities as of today: "Soldiers on the street are never a good sign for the progress of democracy, above all when they are accompanied by additional measures adopted at lightning speed by Berlusconi's government to eliminate overnight the chaos that has been rampant in Italy for decades. True, military uniforms suit the current political atmosphere in Italy. ... But it remains to be seen whether the 3,000 soldiers will improve life in the cities. The government's main argument for the deployment is that if thieves, swindlers, violent criminals and above all immigrants are indifferent to the many police officers stationed on Italy's streets, perhaps soldiers will put fear in their hearts." Official statements stipulate that the troops are primarily to protect government sites. However "it has unfortunately become clear that this includes Roma settlements and immigration centres."

Dnevnik - Slovenia | 28/05/2008

Mozzarella and rubbish

Andrej Mrevlje draws a connection between the refuse crisis and the import ban on Italian mozzarella. "The first Italian politician to express dismay at the American import ban on the wonderful buffalo milk mozzarella was Italy's current prime minister. ... For Berlusconi, the matter was of aesthetic importance. ... People in the EU were happy about the mozzarella scandal. Not because they don't like the cheese, which is of almost legendary significance in Italy, but because the mozzarella made it possible to exert pressure on a much bigger problem in Italy: the trade with industrial waste and the illegal refuse dumps around Naples, the cradle of buffalo milk mozzarella. ... [But] of course we ... do not mean to imply that the scandal surrounding the contaminated mozzarella is the sole reason that the conservative government is now resolutely tackling the Italian anomalies with a firm hand."

Dnevnik - Slovenia | 23/05/2008

Italy's "nuclear bomb"

Andrej Mrevlje writes in Dvennik newspaper about Italy's return to nuclear energy: "The announcement by Minister for Economic Development Claudio Scajola hit non-nuclear Italy like a bomb. ... Prodi's government had postponed inquiries into the construction of nuclear power plants ... because the fourth generation of nuclear plants was expected to be able to provide higher safety levels and less radioactive waste. ... Berlusconi's government is in a hurry. But the decision is not an easy one: while some are convinced that nuclear energy is the only solution for Italy, experts warn that uranium reserves are limited and that the construction of nuclear power stations will be an expensive and lengthy process. But the high costs will become irrelevant if the oil price reaches 200 dollars per barrel."

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